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About John McCarthy
John McCarthy is primarily known for his investigative reporting on the U.S. Virgin Islands. A series of reports beginning in the 1990's revealed that there was everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling. Another report, following Hurricane Hugo in 1989, cited a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) confidential overview that said that over 40 percent of the U.S. Virgin Islands public lives below the poverty line. The Virgin Islands Free Press is the only Caribbean news source to regularly incorporate the findings of U.S. Freedom of Information Act requests. John's articles have appeared in the BVI Beacon, St. Croix Avis, San Juan Star and Virgin Islands Daily News. He is the former news director of WSVI-TV Channel 8 on St. Croix.
It’s the ‘purr-fect’ job. Britain’s top feline diplomat comes out of retirement
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It’s the ‘purr-fect’ job. Britain’s top feline diplomat comes out of retirement

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s top feline diplomat has come out of retirement for a new, ‘purr-fect’ job. Palmerston, former chief mouser at the Foreign Office, is now the U.K.'s chief four-legged…
Posted by John McCarthy February 6, 2025
Musk uses his X ownership and White House position to push Trump priorities, intimidate detractors
Posted inBreaking News Business News National News

Musk uses his X ownership and White House position to push Trump priorities, intimidate detractors

WASHINGTON (AP) — The emergence of X owner Elon Musk as the most influential figure around President Donald Trump has created an extraordinary dynamic — a White House adviser who’s using one…
Posted by John McCarthy February 6, 2025
Man who rolled and smoked joints in front of school arrested on drug charge
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Man who rolled and smoked joints in front of school arrested on drug charge

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man who was allegedly rolling and smoking joints in front of a school while it was in session was arrested on a drug charge.…
Posted by John McCarthy February 6, 2025
Employee charged with ‘secret peeping’ after naked senior video leaks
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Employee charged with ‘secret peeping’ after naked senior video leaks

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina — “Disturbing” video of a disabled woman being sexually assaulted has exposed a broader pattern of exploitation at a senior living facility, according to investigators in North…
Posted by John McCarthy February 6, 2025
Reese’s chocolate peanut butter cake is back!
Posted inBreaking News Consumer News Entertainment News

Reese’s chocolate peanut butter cake is back!

ADDISON, Texas — Nothing Bundt Cakes is swapping out one fan favorite flavor for another. The Reese’s chocolate peanut butter cake is back until Sunday, February 23, when the limited-time…
Posted by John McCarthy February 6, 2025
US has frozen some funding for the UN-backed mission to quell gangs in Haiti
Posted inBreaking News Business News Caribbean News

US has frozen some funding for the UN-backed mission to quell gangs in Haiti

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has notified the United Nations that it is freezing some funding to a U.N.-backed mission in Haiti tasked with fighting gangs trying to seize full control…
Posted by John McCarthy February 6, 2025
Boat spins out of control on Florida lake after man passes out. See dramatic rescue!
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Boat spins out of control on Florida lake after man passes out. See dramatic rescue!

ORLANDO — A Florida firefighter made a dangerous leap from one moving boat to another when a vessel was found spinning out of control with an unconscious man aboard, video…
Posted by John McCarthy February 6, 2025
For the second time, NWS warns that conditions are right for brush fires
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

For the second time, NWS warns that conditions are right for brush fires

SAN JUAN — For the second time this week, the National Weather Service warns that "breezy and windy conditions" could fuel fires in western and southern Puerto Rico. "Secure loose…
Posted by John McCarthy February 6, 2025
US plans to seize Venezuelan president’s plane held in Dominican Republic during Rubio visit
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US plans to seize Venezuelan president’s plane held in Dominican Republic during Rubio visit

SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — The Trump administration plans to seize a second plane belonging to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro ’s government that is currently in the Dominican Republic. Secretary of State Marco Rubio intends…
Posted by John McCarthy February 6, 2025
Two planes collide on Seattle airport tarmac
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Two planes collide on Seattle airport tarmac

SEATTLE — A Japan Airlines plane that was taxiing on the tarmac of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport apparently struck the tail of a parked Delta aircraft on Wednesday morning, airport authorities…
Posted by John McCarthy February 5, 2025

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